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  1. sierraforest

    HPAI bird flu strain H5N1 found in British Columbia

    While I know a few other threads exist on this topic, I'm specifically posting for those of us in the Pacific Flyway on the West Coast. Like many others here, I've been watching the unusual progression of this specific strain coming from Europe/Asia since January, and am concerned about the...
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    In the general Portland, OR area? ISO help w/our duck

    Toward the end of last week, one of our two ducks suddenly started quacking incessantly for no reason that we can figure out. She’s not injured, we haven’t seen any predators around (not that there couldn’t be but we haven’t spotted any), we’re so good about making sure they have fresh water and...
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    Shallow indentations under webbing?

    I know the bigger callous on the left is bumblefoot, which we're treating, but does anyone know what the two small black indentations are? They're shallow, not holes, and the top of her foot doesn't have continuations of these, and lightly trying to pick them off doesn't do anything. (The light...
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    How to mourn?

    Hello everyone. We lost one of our girls (Connie) late last night—she was egg bound with 3 stuck inside, and we didn't know until it was too late, apparently. We had our small flock of three ducks staying with a new-to-us pet sitter and picked them up yesterday afternoon, and she seemed to have...
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    Added a new lady to the flock

    This past week we grew our flock by one by welcoming this campbell. I guess we'll see whether she turns out khaki or dark but for now, she's leaning toward dark with light tan and caramel highlights (I took this photo in the late afternoon shade). Everyone has been getting along extremely well...
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    Opinions about potential calluses on duck's feet?

    One of our ducks is healing from bumble foot but the other has these two spots on her feet. They've looked like this for a few months and haven't gotten worse or better; we've been soaking her feet daily in an epsom salt bath and expected to see some change, but haven't. I read in "Storey's...
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    Duck/Chicken Feed for People With Celiac and NCGS?

    Does anyone know of farms/companies on the West Coast that sell duck feed without wheat, rye, or barley, or soy? I know of New Country Organics and Reedy Fork Organic Farm, but both of those eastern suppliers charge an arm and a leg for shipping (I'm in Oregon). We put a mix together ourselves...
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    • celiac duck food gluten-free ncgs non-celiac gluten sensitivity soy free
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    Girls mounting: need advice for missing head feathers

    We have two girls and though they each mount one another from time to time, only one causes damage to the other. When Connie mounts Julie, Connie pulls hard on Julie's head feathers to the point that she's now pulling them out or breaking them. We've been dealing with our first case of...
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    Help: what to do when bumblefoot removal doesn't go as planned?

    We've never had a case of bumblefoot before one of our girls came down with it recently. We read countless blog posts, watched YT videos, and posted here on BYC asking for help, then decided to try to treat it without surgery and avoid causing potentially unnecessary pain. Non-surgery didn't...
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    • bumble foot duck infection injured bird
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    Why is my duck limping?

    Connie suddenly began limping and trying not to put any weight on her right foot. It looks a bit more swollen than her left foot (see photos for both) but it doesn't look like bumblefoot...I don't think. I've read about bumblefoot so I know that fixing it requires cutting out the infection but I...
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    • duck advice foot help foot injuries foot issue
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    Egg laying issue?

    Last night, right before we tucked the ducks in for the night (they're protected in a locked shed with hay and water overnight), we noticed that our normally loud and active duck was very quiet and just wanted to lay down in the grass. She came running for a few treats (part of their normal...
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    • duck advice egg abnormalities laying
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    Eye problem: Alternative to NFZ Puffer?

    One of our girls has a mild eye issue that just happened in the last hour or so. Between some breezy days lately and high allergen content floating around in the air, it looks like an irritation rather than anything more. Of course, we don't have any NFZ Puffer on hand right now and since it's...
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    • duck advice eye injury first aid
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    Help w/side injury on a duck bill

    We've dealt with more minor duck bill injuries in the past, so this is our first time experiencing a more serious one that we need help with, if anyone can. One of our dogs got territorial over a piece of wood about 3 days and nipped at one of our girls—but that nip got hold of the front side of...
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    Stamp for Egg Carton?

    Asking for future reference (b/c I'm so excited that our ladies have started laying): Does anyone know of a place to buy an egg carton stamp from? I have a design created so I just need someone to make it into a stamp. I know I can search around Etsy and I've found sites like this one...
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    • duck egg cartons duck eggs
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    Excited to Have Duck Eggs!

    Our ladies laid their first eggs yesterday morning—given that these are our first ducks, we're very excited! And so many folks here on BYC have been helpful in responding to the threads I've posted over the past few months that I wanted to share some good news. The eggs were formed nicely and...
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    Continuously Breaking Feathers

    Our two Anconas, both females, are bonded and seem loving in every way except when one (Connie) yanks on the right wing feathers of the other (Julie) when they're in their pond. Often, Connie breaks Julie's feathers and makes her bleed—when Connie yanks, she does so perpendicular to Julie's...
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    • blood feathers broken feather shafts
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    Pond Set-Up Recommendations?

    Hi everyone! This is my first forum post outside of my intro and responding to an existing thread so if I should do anything differently, let me know. My question is, does anyone have recommendations to fully or partially automate keeping a duck pond clean? What I'm hoping for is to find out...
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    • duck advice pond pond filter
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  18. sierraforest

    Hello BYC community

    While I've never had chickens, I do have a pair of Ancona ducks and learned a lot from friends who used to have chickens. My girls have been so much fun to watch grow—I brought them home when they were 4 weeks old and even though they're not producing eggs yet (the main reason I wanted ducks), I...
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